Court finds that skill games are legal in Pennsylvania

Comment #5

Bleudog101 — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 15:33:34 GMT

Not related but how about one California lotto place selling two Mega Millions tickets last night for the big one

Comment #4

HiFi — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:59:07 GMT

The fact that skill games are unregulated makes them bad for players too. Casinos are required to set the RTP (Return to Player) on slot machines between 85 and 96%. Skill games don't have that requirement, they can set the RTP to 1% or less.

Comment #3

LottoIntuitive — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:01:45 GMT

Casinos have had to remove several slot machines from the floor because the proliferation of skill games across the state was eating into slot machine revenue and reducing the need for slots.

Skill games are considered unregulated competitors in the gaming industry that detract from lottery- or casino-based revenue.

Overall it sounds like casinos are mad that people who are not regulated as casinos but are similar to casinos can make money from the same gamblers.

Casinos: My

Comment #2

Bleudog101 — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:51:23 GMT

The last paragraph about SUMS it...more money for the state coffers if that goes through.

Not sure if this is the same thing, we had 'grey' slot machines in some small businesses and just recently outlawed for good, however there are still ads for some kind of slot machines in Louisville but very limited hours.

The voters got their wish for sports betting here. I'm too dumb to understand it and don't want to bother folks playing on the machines. The state adds 9% for the machines and wh... [ More ]

Comment #1

Loosechange45 — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:30:15 GMT

These are so addictive! I've seen people spend their whole pay check on them.

Court finds that skill games are legal in Pennsylvania

Lottery Post — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:22:46 GMT

State casinos and lottery to co-exist with skill game machines

By Kate Northrop

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found that unregulated skill games are legal in Pennsylvania, much to the disappointment of online and retail casinos.

Unregulated skill games are now considered legal in Pennsylvania after a court order from the Commonwealth Court clarified their stance on whether skill games are considered games of chance or skill.

The legality of skill games, as well as what exac... [ More ]